Here in Miami, and everywhere, lenders and real estate professionals are acutely aware of supply and demand impacting prices, as does...

AI is definitely a discussion topic among lenders: what is it, will it help the borrower, will it help the lender… How would you like...

While the House passed President Trump’s budget resolution, the industry is abuzz about the TV at HUD’s headquarters showing an AI video...

In Connecticut, a portion of the formal and informal talk here is about how builder news touches on lenders. (As an aside, Home Depot’s...

Today I head to Connecticut for a visit with First World Mortgage and the Northeast Mortgage Summit . Today happens to be rocker George...

“Sometimes I shock myself with the smart things I say and do. Then, there are times when I try to get out of the car with my seatbelt...

While much of the nation deals with the severe cold, I received this note from a new loan officer in Oklahoma. “Rob, I overheard my...

“Inflation is really getting out of hand... But that's just my 5 cents.” Inflation impacts the prices of fixed-income securities, like...

So, you drive across town to a gym to walk on a treadmill? There are always interesting and strange things going on out there. Huh? The...

This weekend I spent a little time in the Miami Airport and overheard two people discussing how they were waiting for a builder in...

Winter tends to see the annual spike in people pulling homes off the market, responding to lower demand in the cold months, and...

As rumors of the demise of HMDA reporting swirl, as well as a 50 percent reduction in HUD headcount and actual VA cuts , think about this...

Capital markets participants around the world breathed a sigh of relief when Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that...

With the whirlwind of Trump Administration news ( Jonathan McKernan to lead the CFPB, playing hardball in Gaza, ending penny production,...

Hah! Just kidding… But did you think, “Oh no!” or “Yippee!” when you saw that subject line? The ups and downs of the Consumer Finance...

Can you imagine living in an uninhabited land? I’m thinking of hopping on a boat and checking out the Kingdom of Redonda which has a...

There are creative people out there. “Dear, did you say pastry?”: meet the “AI granny” driving scammers up the wall . Lenders and vendors...

"The San Diego Padres visited an orphanage in Mexico. ‘It's really sad to see their faces with no hope,’ said Juan, age 9.” In other San...

“Nothing says, ‘I mean business’ than using a shopping cart at the liquor store.” We’re already 10 percent through with 2025, and...

I know where to go when this Commentary writing gig grows stale. Wanna make 30 clams an hour? Costco’s hiring! (Remember when lenders...